Risk as feelings.
Virtually all current theories of choice under risk or uncertainty are cognitive and
consequentialist. They assume that people assess the desirability and likelihood of possible …
consequentialist. They assume that people assess the desirability and likelihood of possible …
Losses as modulators of attention: review and analysis of the unique effects of losses over gains.
It has been shown that in certain situations losses exert a stronger effect on behavior than
respective gains, and this has been commonly explained by the argument that losses are …
respective gains, and this has been commonly explained by the argument that losses are …
[HTML][HTML] Prosociality predicts health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic
Socially responsible behavior is crucial for slowing the spread of infectious diseases.
However, economic and epidemiological models of disease transmission abstract from …
However, economic and epidemiological models of disease transmission abstract from …
Are risk preferences stable?
H Schildberg-Hörisch - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2018 - aeaweb.org
It is ultimately an empirical question whether risk preferences are stable over time. The
evidence comes from diverse strands of literature, covering the stability of risk preferences in …
evidence comes from diverse strands of literature, covering the stability of risk preferences in …
[HTML][HTML] Nudging: Progress to date and future directions
J Beshears, H Kosowsky - Organizational behavior and human decision …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nudges influence behavior by changing the environment in which decisions are made,
without restricting the menu of options and without altering financial incentives. This paper …
without restricting the menu of options and without altering financial incentives. This paper …
The dynamics of motivated beliefs
F Zimmermann - American Economic Review, 2020 - aeaweb.org
A key question in the literature on motivated reasoning and self-deception is how motivated
beliefs are sustained in the presence of feedback. In this paper, we explore dynamic …
beliefs are sustained in the presence of feedback. In this paper, we explore dynamic …
Measuring and bounding experimenter demand
We propose a technique for assessing robustness to demand effects of findings from
experiments and surveys. The core idea is that by deliberately inducing demand in a …
experiments and surveys. The core idea is that by deliberately inducing demand in a …
Lessons for climate policy from behavioral biases towards COVID-19 and climate change risks
COVID-19 and climate change share several striking similarities in terms of causes and
consequences. For instance, COVID-19 and climate change affect deprived and vulnerable …
consequences. For instance, COVID-19 and climate change affect deprived and vulnerable …
Testing the waters: Behavior across participant pools
E Snowberg, L Yariv - American Economic Review, 2021 - aeaweb.org
We leverage a large-scale incentivized survey eliciting behaviors from (almost) an entire
undergraduate university student population, a representative sample of the US population …
undergraduate university student population, a representative sample of the US population …
Psychology-based models of asset prices and trading volume
N Barberis - Handbook of behavioral economics: applications and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Behavioral finance tries to make sense of financial data using models that are based on
psychologically accurate assumptions about people's beliefs, preferences, and cognitive …
psychologically accurate assumptions about people's beliefs, preferences, and cognitive …